Books & Resources: Simplicity
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Potty Training Question for Moms of 3-Year-old Boy Trainees!
Asked by J.R. from Grand Rapids
on May 9, 2011
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If your little boy potty trained at age 3, at what POINT in the third year did he train?
My son just turned three a few weeks ago. He's moderately interested but n...
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- My daughter potty-trained at 3, so I figured my son would be ready/willing to train around that same age. Not! When we would try to put him on the potty last summer ...
- My son was potty trained at 38 months. However, he still needs help sometimes with pulling down & up pants, and sitting to poop. We tried starting at 35 months and the...
- My son was 3 yrs 4 months when we started. We waited for the "signs" that he was interested, seemed to have less diapers and could vocalize when he "knew" he had to g...
Almost 3 Year Old Girl with Itchy Bottom
Asked by C.D. from Sioux Falls
on March 30, 2009
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Hello-
I am the mother of an almost 3 year old girl that has been complaining about her bottom itching for 2 months now. It is right between her two butt cheeks go...
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- I'm sure this is obvious and your MD would have said something... But my 3 1/2 yr old has problems wiping herself. Sometimes the smallest amount of poop or even bits ...
- hi my name is okema and am the mother of 2 little girls. with my 2nd daughter who is 2 we have had a lot of diarper area problems. my daughter has had several yeast...
- My husband unfortunately has an incontinence problem and uses depends and has the same issue. The itching is caused by moisture being trapped and causing the skin the...
My Kids STILL Wet the Bed!
Asked by S.C. from Killeen
on August 26, 2008
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My 5 yr old daughter and 6 yr old son still wet the bed. They are of course potty trained and have been for YEARS but they cant seem to control their bladders at night...
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- My son just started staying dry all night within the past year. He's 7. My brothers both wet the bed for a really long time, too. It's very hard to deal with as a M...
- My son is 6 and still wears a diaper at night. He sleeps too soundly to control his bladder. The Dr. said it was totally normal! I would let them wear a diaper at nigh...
- Hi S., My son had the same problem until I got in contact with Pacific International. Check out their web site www.stopwetting.com At first I was skeptical, but I w...
Overwhelmed
Asked by J.R. from Las Cruces
on January 9, 2007
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I am 28 weeks pregnant. This is my third child and my oldest will be three on the 25th of Febuary I am fine as far as the pregnancy goes but I am really overwhelmed wi...
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- Hi J., Don't be so hard on yourself. I felt the same way last year when I was pregnant with my third. It will all come together. As far as the potty training, I know ...
- i glad to hear that im not the only one going though this. i have a 3 year and a 9 month old. and a thrid kid is due in may. so i kind of know what you are going throu...
- Well I can see why you would be overwhelmed. I am trying to potty train my three year old and have been unsuccessful for quit some time now. I really wouldn't stress...
Behavior
Asked by S.R. from Los Angeles
on July 24, 2009
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Hello fellow Mamas,
I am trying to figure out the best way to help my 2 1/2 yr old son to be somewhat empathetic. I'm not expecting to achieve a high level of this ...
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- 2 1/2 year olds are still developmentally not quite able to understand cause and effect to the level you are talking about. They are at a developmental level of under...
- Unfortunately, empathy is not something children are capable of before they 4-5 years old. One thing to do may be channeling his behavior to appropriate outlets, i.e. ...
- I can see why your older son is scared and refuses to be alone in a room with his brother. No one is protecting him or standing up for him...He has to be an adult at s...
